Orders Equalized Excursion Rates Over Two Routes
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads to stop charging excursion fares from Chicago to San Francisco via Seattle and Portland higher than all year fares on the Chicago to San Francisco route via New Orleans and El Paso. The Alabama & Vicksburg railroad case prompted the ruling.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
New Orleans
el Paso
Texas
Alabama & Vicksburg Railroad
Fair grounds to be improved at Galesville soon
Trempealeau County Agricultural society plans extensive improvements for next year. Racing horse barns and sheds will be relocated to face the track on the upper stretch, freeing space to be used by exhibitors.
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Galesville
Wis
Trempealeau County Agricultural Society
Treasury asks 10 million for public building projects
The Treasury Department's annual bill to Congress requests 10,497,404 dollars for the fiscal year ending June 1918 for construction and improvement of public buildings. It notes 1916-17 appropriations totaled 7,285,500 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
George C Boldt Dies After Long Health Struggle
George C Boldt proprietor of the Waldorf Astoria and famed hotel man died at 5 a m Tuesday after a period of ill health. Heart trouble listed as the cause and assistants say his exhausting workload amid recent hotel prosperity contributed to his decline.
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New York
George C. Boldt
Bethlehem Steel Announces 10 Percent Wage Increase
Bethlehem Steel Company said on Monday it will raise wages by ten percent for all workers starting December 16. About 56,000 employees at the Bethlehem plant and the Maryland and Steelton plants will be affected.
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Bethlehem
BethLehem Steel Company
Maryland and Steelton
Quick currant cleaning tip in the kitchen
A homely method: place currants in a colander sprinkled with flour and rub gently. The stalks separate and pass quickly through the holes, speeding cake prep.
Annual Bonspiel Planned by Scots of Galesville
The Galesville Curling and Burrs club has started preparations for its annual festival and bonspiel in January. A. L. Cram serves as president and Geo. O. Sagen as secretary. The piece ends with a religious couplet about confession and effort.
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Scots OF
Galesville
Wis
Curling and Burrs Club
A. L. Cram
Geo. O. Sagen
Pinex cough syrup at home a cheap throat remedy
An at home cough remedy using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex mixed with sugar syrup yields a pint of medicine costing about 54 cents. It claims rapid relief for throat and chest colds and is promoted as effective for bronchitis spasmodic croup whooping cough and asthma.
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Pinex
Wayne
Lod
Trempealeau Plans Home Coming Week
Trempealeau Wisconsin prepares a Home Coming week next summer likely in June with support from the Commercial club. officials hope a large influx of former residents will attend the festivities.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Rushford Woman Suffers Second Stroke in Minnesota
Gritigal Rushford Minnesota Mrs Howel Thompson suffered a second stroke Saturday night leaving her unconscious at home with a trained nurse in attendance. Other items note deaths and local society news including Knute Bratland Dorothea Hagen and Oscar Kopperrud Janette Paulson and Carl Paulson and William Walling death and funeral details.
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Rushford
Minn
Howel Thompson
Sweningson
Pine Creek
J. Fitzpatrick
Bessie Halihan
Knute Bratland
Osten Bratland
Brooklyn
Dorothea Hagen
Oscar Kopperrud
South Fork
N. S. Magelssen
Highland Prairie
Bridge Creek
Janette Paulson
South Fork Ridge
Carl Paulson
Castlecomb
Sask
Can
Canada
John Hanson
St. Paul
A. K. Hanson
A. K. Hanson, Jr
Sarah Stage
Spring Grove
Harry B. Walling
Winona
Wisconsin farmers own cars at higher rate than city residents
The Good Roads Association of Wisconsin reports county by county ownership of automobiles, finding farmers own cars at higher rates than city dwellers. In Marquette and Grantee one in thirteen to one in fifteen farmers own cars, while Milwaukee and Winnebago show about one in thirty four. Rural counties in LaFayette Sauk Richland Ozaukee range from one in eighteen to one in thirty two, with the trend highlighting substantial farmer automobile ownership.
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Madison
Wis
Good Roads Association of Wisconsin
Marquette
Milwaukee
Bate
Winnebago
Agricul LaFayette
Sauk
Richland
Ozaukee
Wisconsin
Neigh
Call money soars to twelve percent in New York market
New York December 5 call money rose to twelve percent on Monday the highest in months. The prior Friday quotation stood at five percent, signaling a sharp tightening in short term lending rates.
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New York
Rail wage regulation debate at national chamber meeting
National Council of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States met in Washington with five hundred leaders to seek opinion on railroad wage regulation and compulsory arbitration. La Crosse delegates urged a national referendum among 700 local chambers to guide policy.
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National Council
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
National Chamber
Chamber of Commerce of la Crosse
Frank P. Hixon
Congress
National Council of the Chamber of Commerce of the
Chamber of Commerce
City of la Crosse
Hot Tea Breaks a Cold Remedy from Hamburg Brust Thee
A historic remedy suggests Hamburg Brust Thee as an effective cold cure. Mix a tablespoon with boiling water, strain, and drink a teacup to relieve congestion. The beverage is described as inexpensive, entirely vegetable, and capable of loosening bowels to break a cold quickly.
La Crosse Chamber of Commerce urged to broaden and lead civic effort
The article urges members to expand representation and actively back city building. It praises the chamber as a force for constructive, selfless community work driven by engaged members. It argues that leadership comes from those who give time and money and that the chamber should welcome broad, helpful suggestions.
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la Crosse
Civic Bureau
Main Street
Main
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
San
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